United States Government Publications; A Monthly Catalogue, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from United States Government Publications; A Monthly Catalogue, Vol. 2 The number of separate publications issued from the Government Printing Office during the year 1886, was 8,562, including the Reports made to Congress by its Committees and by the Executive Departments, and excluding Bills and Resolutions. The number of copies of all publications printed during the fiscal year 1885-´86, was 34,486,926, at a cost, including engraving and binding, of $1,038,449, or an average of three cents per copy. This remarkable statement would not seem to warrant the belief that extravagant methods prevail in the administration of the Government Printing Office. That a considerable amount of the material printed is ultimately worthless is quite true, but it is not always possible to determine in advance the probable demand for an official document. The cost of the wasted material is largely offset by the increased cost that would be incurred in reprinting such documents as in special exigencies might be required. The supply of important publications seldom equals the demand. Of course the "demand" exists to a larger extent under the system of free distribution than it would if it were known that the supply was limited to the absolute requirements of legislation. If beyond this requirement, and a sufficient number to cover a generous free distribution to public libraries, a small edition of every publication were printed for the use of the public, to be supplied at cost price, and publication officially announced it is not at all likely that one-quarter of the "extra" copies now ordered printed would ever be needed. What publishing house would think of printing an edition of 20,000 copies of a scientific or, with rare exceptions, even an historical work? And why should the Government? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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